oriflamme

English Thesaurus

1. a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	banner, standard,
definition	:	any distinctive flag (noun.artifact)

domain region	:	france, french republic,
definition	:	a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location)

2. an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	symbol, symbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization,
definition	:	something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible (noun.cognition)